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Friday, March 29, 2013

Okay, I've loved this website for years (www.TED.com) -- so many wonderful, inspirational presentations! Many, I'm certain, have also "gotten to me", but after watching this one, I felt compelled to share!Maybe it's hormones, but Ron had me in tears! Mostly, happy tears for the possibilities of our children living a healthier way of life! As well as the difference that one man can make, by inspiring others!Hope you enjoy Ron's funny ways as he shares his simple, powerful messages!

"Growing your own garden is like printing your own money!" -- Ron Finley

AT www.ted.comYou'll always LEARN something, be ENTERTAINED, and often INSPIRED!Here are some Other PRESENTATIONS I LOVE:There are too many to even pick my favorites; here are some great examples!

Monday, March 25, 2013

This is another one I've been making practically since I "started to cook", early in our marriage, when we were living in NY. Learned how from my uncle, and adapted it to make it as EASY and HEALTHY as possible -- my goal for all recipes!

Tasty Tamale Pie

Although it's Mexican-type food, it's not actually popular in Mexican American culture -- they prefer wrapping!

This tamale pie was more corn-bready than usual, and still very yummy!

Tasty Tamale Pie2/3 c dried lentils, cooked with taco spices (optional: chop lentils in a food processor)2-3 cans refried beans (or make them at home the night before - EASY - healthy - awesome!)~2 c corn2 c diced tomatoes~2 c salsa~1/2 c chia seedsbatch of corn bread (follow basic instructions on corn meal container, 1-2 batches depending on how think you like your corn bread crust)In rectangular glass pan, spread out lentils, top with refried beans (homemade pours on nicely), sprinkle on corn, salsa, and chia. Prepare corn bread batter, and pour over everything else. Bake per corn bread directions for temperature, though it may take more time than directions say, probably around an hour. Lentils are cooked, so you just want everything warm, and the bread topping to be golden.This tastes great with some avocado slices! Spice lovers may add more salsa!Also try Lentil Tacos!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Keep in mind that a little salt is fine if you have low/healthy blood pressure. Each person should decide which nutrients are most important to keep in or out of their own diet because of how their body works, according to their special needs.If you stick with a WHOLE foods diet, avoiding processed foods, you be consuming far less sodium than if you eat lots of packaged and fast foods (note: restaurants also tend to add a lot of excess salt and unhealthy fat to their foods).Best Banana BitesWalnuts, raisins, salt, bananas.Just whip up some Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Dough (you'll have extra dough to enjoy as Laraballs!) and use banana slices to make tiny sandwich bites!

BONUS (and giveaway): Daily exercise makes it EASIER for my mind and body/muscles/legs to actually get started each time. EVERYONE has challenges -- some of mine are a husband who travels, and three little ones. Often, I run a lot within a few days (perhaps 30 miles in three days), and then take up to 5 days off. Each time I get started again, I have to talk myself and my muscles into getting moving. In contrast, running daily, my mind and muscles are so accustomed to the habit, that I do it without even thinking, like brushing my teeth, any time of day. I am TOTALLY LOVING my NEW HABIT for ALL of the ABOVE REASONS (and certainly MORE!)!HERE IS WHAT I DO: Challenge #2and have done, ever since my 6YO came up with the resolution for me on New Year's Day, 2013!My promise: run ONE MILE each day. If you're walking, say a half mile. This is a 10-minute daily commitment (and what I (AND YOU WILL) get is ALL OF THE ABOVE! Sweet bargain!After just a few weeks, it will become easier, and will get progressively easier for the next six weeks! Check out a post about forming a NEW HABIT!Awesome slideshow of Mind-Blowing Benefits of Exercise, from US News and World Report: Health
COMMENTS? Want to give it a try? YOU CAN DO IT! What benefits do you enjoy? Look forward to?

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

100 Days of Real Food -- you've heard me talk about this one a lot! Lisa read some Michael Pollan books and went wild with changing her diet and inspiring probably millions of other people to do the same! AWESOME resource!

Oh She Glows -- Angela started a blog as she was getting healthy several years ago -- she was posting twice a day, and these were (are always!) awesome posts! She is very creative, funny, bright, and shiny!

Chocolate Covered Katie -- Again, I talk about this one all the time, she was a college girl making healthy desserts, and now after graduating from college almost a year ago, she blogs full time! She is coming out with a cookbook (hopefully soon!) which is certain to rock!

Hungry Hungry Hippie -- Elise just had a baby boy! She is a vegetarian (with a non-vegetarian hubby) nurse who is also very creative in the kitchen :) She has an e-cookbook for a special diet that helps with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

My Whole Food Life -- Melissa is very strongly opposed to genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and I just love her simple, tasty, and healthy recipes! We'll save the topic of GMOs here for another day, and if you are trying to avoid them, Melissa will show you the products to avoid! In fact, she does a "such and such exposed" for all sorts of products and yucky stuff in them to avoid :~

Sunday, March 3, 2013

These movies all thrill me (like the Dr Oz Show) because they have millions of people actually trying to LEARN about NUTRITION and make healthier choices! Not just people like me who went to college to learn about it all, but people of all walks of life: different careers, interests, and ethnicities! I LOVE it! SO here you go! HAPPY WATCHING!Super Size MeThis message here may seem obvious, but if there is any chance you spend time at Mickey-D's, this one might convince you to spend less time or money there! This guy eats it for a month and watches his health markers go wild! Watch it now for FREE!

Food IncThis movie really shows you about animal treatment (and farmer treatment!) in ways that are hard to forget, and will likely change your diet, at least until you forget what you've seen. This movie shows a pretty convincing argument for choosing organic more often. There is a FOOD INC website too!

Forks Over KnivesThis movie features two doctors who have each done awesome studies: Dr. Campbell's China Study and Dr. Esselstyn's Heart Attack Proof Diet which strongly incriminate certain foods. They promote a plant-based diet. Forks Over Knives has an official website with LOTS of AWESOME info, including yummy plant-based recipes!

Other related posts include: Esselstyn Exilir, Savory Cheese Substitute (Dairy and Soy Free), and 5 Big Reasons to Make Your Meat Portions SmallVegucatedJust saw this one! Three very meat-loving individuals agree to eat a vegan diet for 6 weeks, and are I would say all convinced to continue on there way with the non-animal diet, maybe for life! It also includes an eye-opening phone call about some suspicious "organic practices" that were disappointingly surprising to me. Marisa has a website too :)

And there are actually other eye-opening health films to enjoy!

COMMENTS: What are your favorites? Was there ever a life changing movie for you?

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Colleen is Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Clinical Exercise Physiologist who is passionate about helping people become healthier inside and out. She has three children and enjoys running and playing soccer. Before fresh-you consulting, Colleen was a professor and coach at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Here, she shares insights, advice, helpful hints, and nutrition, fitness, and wellness words of wisdom! Colleen is passionate about PLANT BASED WHOLE FOODS!